Hadith #31
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا سُئِلَ عَنْ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ يَقُولُ إِمَّا أَنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهَا وَاحِدَةً أَوْ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَهَا إِنْ لَمْ يُرِدْ إِمْسَاكَهَا وَإِمَّا أَنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فِيمَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ مِنْ طَلَاقِ امْرَأَتِكَ وَبَانَتْ مِنْكَ وَبِنْتَ مِنْهَا
English Translation
It was narrated — via 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn 'Abd al-Majid, from Ayyub, from Nafi' — that Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) divorced his wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar asked the Prophet ﷺ, who commanded him to take her back, then wait until she menstruates another period, then wait until she becomes pure, then divorce her before touching her — for that is the waiting period during which Allah commanded that women be divorced. Ibn 'Umar, when later asked about a man who divorces his wife while menstruating, would say: 'If you divorced her once or twice — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded [Ibn 'Umar] to take her back, wait until she menstruates another period, wait until she becomes pure, then divorce her if he does not wish to keep her. But if you divorced her three times, you have disobeyed Allah (تعالى) in what He commanded you regarding the divorce of your wife — and she has become irrevocably separated from you.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 31
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5069
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41459